Homeostasis and Cells

The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:

• compensating

• homeostasis

• balancing

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What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?

• STABLE

• EQUAL

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The plasma membrane's main role in the cell is....

• changing shape

• organizing molecules

• maintaining homeostasis

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Which of the following is true of all unicellular organisms?

• They all have a nucleus

• They all reproduce

• They all are bacteria

How do cells of multicellular organisms maintain homeostasis?

• The all complete the same tasks and communicate.

• They specialize for particular tasks, but don't communicate.This is a wrong answer

• The specialize for particular tasks and communicate.

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How do cells in a multicellular organism communicate?

• chemical signals

• physical signals

• calling each other on the "cell" phone

To maintain homeostasis, unicellular organisms grow, respond, transform energy, and reproduce.

• True

• False

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What does a cell need to respond to a chemical signal?

• Acceptor

• Receptor

• Cell phone

What do some cells form with neighboring cells in order to communicate?

• Cell bridges

• Cellular Junctions

• Cell Acception

How do cells in a multicellular organism communicate?

• physical signs

• chemical signals

• touching one another

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